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Record Nr.

UNISA996392238903316

Autore

Mather Cotton <1663-1728.>

Titolo

Memorable providences, relating to witchcrafts and possessions [[electronic resource] ] : a faithful account of many wonderful and surprising things, that have befallen several bewitched and possessed persons in New-England, particularly, a narrative of the marvellous trouble and relief, experienced by a pious family in Boston, very lately and sadly molested with evil spirits : whereunto is added, a discourse delivered unto a congregation in Boston, on the occasion of that illustrious providence : as also, a discourse delivered unto the same congregation, on the occasion of an horrible self-murder committed in the town : with an appendix, in vindication of a chapter in a late book of remarkable providences, from the calumnies of a Quaker at Pen-silvania / / written by Cotton Mather ... and recommended by the ministers of Boston and Charleston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Edinburgh], : Printed at Boston in New-England, and re-printed at Edinburgh, by the heirs and successors of Andrew Anderson ..., 1697

Descrizione fisica

[6], 102 p

Altri autori (Persone)

MatherRichard <1596-1669.>

Soggetti

Witchcraft - New England

Supernatural

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"To the reader" signed: Charles Morton, James Allen, Joshua Moodey, Samuel Willard.

"A confession of a boy at Tocutt" was taken from a manuscript of Richard Mather.--Cf. Holmes, T.J. Cotton Mather, v. 2, p. 660.

Reproduction of original in Glasgow University Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0166